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ACT relating to public welfare; repealing, reenacting, reorganizing and
revising certain provisions relating to the Welfare Division, the Division of
Health Care Financing and Policy and the Division of Child and Family
Services of the Department of Human Resources; revising certain provisions
relating to property tax assistance for senior citizens; revising certain
provisions relating to the Chief Research and Statistical Analyst of the
Health Division of the Department of Human Resources; providing that the
Director of the Department or his designee is responsible for appointing and
removing certain employees of the Department; repealing certain provisions
which require the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation to
employ job development coordinators to promote employment for persons who
receive public assistance; repealing certain provisions concerning community
service block grants; transferring certain duties of the Health Division of
the Department of Human Resources concerning services for the abuse of
alcohol or drugs to the Division of Mental Health and Developmental Services
of the Department; requiring the Department of Human Resources to prepare and
submit certain plans concerning such transfer to the Governor and the
Legislative Committee on Health Care; requiring the Legislative Committee on
Health Care to conduct an interim study concerning the organizational and
delivery structure of services for the treatment and prevention of substance
abuse in this State; changing the name of the Department of Human Resources
to the Department of Health and Human Services; changing the name of the
Welfare Division of the Department of Human Resources to the Division of
Welfare and Supportive Services of the Department of Health and Human
Services; reenacting certain penalties; and providing other matters properly
relating thereto. Assembly Bill No. 2—Committee of the Whole.
Approved June 17, 2005

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ACT relating to energy; making various changes to encourage energy efficiency
in construction and renovation; providing for a partial abatement of certain
taxes for certain energy efficient buildings and green buildings; requiring
the University and Community College System of Nevada to provide instruction
in certain areas related to green buildings; providing for the licensure of
certain persons engaged in photovoltaic system projects; requiring the
Director of the Office of Energy to adopt certain regulations, plans and
guidelines regarding building standards and energy efficiency; requiring the
State to reduce its grid-based purchases for state-owned buildings;
increasing the number of members of the Task Force for Renewable Energy and
Energy Conservation; revising provisions relating to the universal energy
charge and the Fund for Energy Assistance and Conservation; revising
provisions governing the portfolio standard for renewable energy and energy
from a qualified energy recovery process; allowing a provider of electric
service to receive credits under the portfolio standard for certain energy
efficiency measures; authorizing the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada to
establish a temporary renewable energy development program for certain
purposes; enacting provisions concerning the financial impact of certain
long-term contracts required by the portfolio standard; revising the Solar
Energy Systems Demonstration Program Act; transferring certain funds to the
Trust Fund for Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation; providing penalties;
and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Assembly Bill No.
3—Committee of the Whole. Approved June 17, 2005

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ACT relating to education; making an appropriation for certain schools to
provide full-day kindergarten; and providing other matters properly relating
thereto. Assembly Bill No. 4—Committee of the Whole. Approved June
17, 2005

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ACT relating to the Nevada Equal Rights Commission; requiring the approval of
the Legislature for the Commission to enter into certain contracts or
memoranda of understanding to investigate and enforce laws relating to fair
housing; revising provisions governing the receipt and investigation of
complaints of discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodation
by the Commission; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Assembly
Bill No. 5—Committee of the Whole. Approved June 17, 2005

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ACT making appropriations to the Nevada Commission on Sports to fund
operational expenses and to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern Nevada,
Inc., for costs relating to the purchase of a facility; and providing other
matters properly relating thereto. Assembly Bill No. 7—Committee of
the Whole. Approved June 17, 2005

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ACT relating to state financial administration; establishing the Nevada
Economic Development Fund; requiring the Commission on Economic Development
to administer the Fund; providing that certain grants for the purpose of
economic development may be made from the Fund; requiring the Commission on
Economic Development to develop a grant program to assist projects of
economic diversification in certain counties; creating the Nevada War on
Terrorism Medal; establishing the criteria for awarding the Medal; authorizing
the Department of Transportation to conduct a study to identify sustaining
funding sources for the Fund for Aviation; making appropriations to various
entities; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Senate
Bill No. 1—Committee of the Whole. Approved June 17, 2005

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ACT relating to making an appropriation to the Department of Administration
for security enhancements in the Attorney General’s Office, the Capitol
Building and the Supreme Court Building; and providing other matters properly
relating thereto. Senate Bill No. 2—Committee of the Whole. Approved
June 17, 2005

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ACT relating to state financial administration; making various changes
regarding the applicability and administration of the requirements for a
state business license, certain taxes imposed on businesses and the tax on
live entertainment; establishing annual salaries for the Chairman and other
members of the Nevada Tax Commission; making various changes regarding the
Taxpayers’ Bill of Rights; providing a Taxpayers’ Bill of Rights for Taxes on
Fuels; making appropriations; and providing other matters properly relating
thereto. Senate Bill No. 3—Committee of the Whole. Approved June 17,
2005

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ACT relating to millennium scholarships; revising the provisions governing
the administration of the Millennium Scholarship Program and the Millennium
Scholarship Trust Fund; revising provisions governing eligibility for
millennium scholarships; providing for the annual transfer of money from the
Abandoned Property Trust Fund to the Millennium Scholarship Trust Fund;
making an appropriation; and providing other matters properly relating
thereto. Senate Bill No. 4—Committee of the Whole. Approved June 17,
2005

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ACT relating to health care; revising certain provisions concerning the
distribution of prescription drugs to authorize certain Canadian pharmacies
licensed in Nevada to provide prescription drugs through mail order service
to residents of Nevada under certain circumstances; requiring the Director of
the Office for Consumer Health Assistance to establish and maintain an
Internet website to provide certain information to consumers concerning
purchasing prescription drugs from certain Canadian pharmacies licensed in
this State; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Senate
Bill No. 5—Committee of the Whole. Approved June 17, 2005